by Dennis Augustine
As a Catholic by birth — with a family name like Augustine, and with my late father Frank Augustine having served as a lay brother at the Maryknoll order in Ossining, New York — I’m especially moved by Pope Leo XIV of the Augustinian order.
After the Angelus (the simple Catholic prayer recited), Pope Leo XIV continued Pope Francis’ tradition of sharing lunch with 1,300 poor and vulnerable guests in the Paul VI Hall. Vincentian Family volunteers served vegetable lasagna, breaded cutlet with vegetables, and Neapolitan baba.
A powerful reminder that real faith is lived through service.
Photos: Vatican News Agency & EWTN Vatican
